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State comparison · 2025

Nursing Assistants salary: Montana vs New York

Occupation

Nursing Assistants in New York earn a median of $48,590. In Montana, $40,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4% — not 15.8%.

Nominal pay gap
-15.8%
Montana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Montana

Nursing Assistants

Median
$40,900
p25
$38,040
p75
$47,550
p10
$36,780
p90
$49,700
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
94.6
See full breakdown for Montana

New York

Nursing Assistants

Median
$48,590
p25
$43,760
p75
$51,980
p10
$38,450
p90
$59,890
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
107.9
See full breakdown for New York

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.